RWC 2015: ALL BLACKS SHOWCASE WORLD CUP CREDENTIALS<br />New Zealand put on a record score to eliminate France. Julian Savea bagged a hat-trick and sent a warning to rival teams.<br />It was semantics rather than the score that lit up social media after New Zealand's thrashing of France in the Rugby World Cup quarter final.<br />What, the budding linguists of the online world paused to discuss, is the difference between a punch and a closed fist to the face?<br />Richie McCaw receives treatment on the pitch.<br />Richie McCaw receives treatment on the pitch. Photo: Alastair Grant<br />The discussion was triggered by a moment of argy-bargy between players which resulted in an encounter between France's Louis Picamoles and his fist and All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.<br />Louis Picamoles is sent to the sin-bin by referee Nigel Owens. Photo: Laurence Griffiths<br />Depending what side you're on, Picamoles either thrusted/pushed/brushed/threw his hand into McCaw's face as he lay sprawled on the ground.<br />What followed was a discussion between the video referee and the referee about what precisely had gone down. <br />TMO: "I've got a red 8 who has got his fist in the face of black 7 after you have blown the whistle... he put his fist in the face of black 8."
